LeRoy, > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Leroy Dreyfuss > Sent: Friday, 22 April 2005 14:10 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [U2] IBM Licensing Requirement - MQ Series]
[snip] > violating your U2 license agreement if you don't have the > equivalent number of U2 licenses that match the interactive users. Aha! And what is the "equivalent number of U2 licenses " that I would need to buy? If I had an internet-facing U2 system for example - which I don't - how could I work out this number? In theory it could be millions of prospective users, and while I'm sure IBM would love to sell me a million-seat license, I'm equally sure I couldn't afford it! LeRoy, I'm not trying to be difficult here, I'm genuinely interested in how, if I were back in the IT Manager role, I would license my U2 database in a way that meet both IBM's reasonable expectation that they should receive a fair return for the use of their IP, and my management's equally reasonable expectation that I should provide the service they require at a cost that the business can sustain. It is, I think, a difficult problem, and I'm not sure any of the commercial DBMS vendors has necessarily got a good (let alone the right) answer. I look forward to your response Regards Mike [snip] > Regards, > > LeRoy F. Dreyfuss > Product Manager > IBM UniVerse and UniData (U2) Extended Relational Databases [snip] The information contained in this Internet Email message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged information, but not necessarily the official views or opinions of the New Zealand Defence Force. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this message or the information in it. If you have received this message in error, please Email or telephone the sender immediately. ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
